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The Knoxville campaign was a series of American Civil War battles and maneuvers in East Tennessee during the fall of 1863 designed to secure control of the city of Knoxville and with it the railroad that linked the Confederacy east and west, and position the First Corps under Longstreet for return to the Army of Northern Virginia.
- East Tennessee
- Union victory
Jan 12, 2024 · Also known as Longstreet's Knoxville Campaign, the Knoxville Campaign was a Confederate attempt in November and December 1863 to prevent Union forces commanded by Major General Ambrose Burnside from relieving other federal troops who were under siege at Chattanooga.
- Harry Searles
James Longstreet’s formidable I Corps (two infantry divisions and one artillery battalion) had been dispatched to the western theater in response to the imminent loss of Chattanooga by General Braxton Bragg and his luckless Army of Tennessee. The city fell to the Federals on September 9.
Longstreet detached 5,000 cavalry under Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler to attack Knoxville from the south — ostensibly a good move, except it prevented them from playing a potentially decisive role in the imminent artillery duel at Campbell’s Station.
As the Confederate army lay siege to Rosecrans's army, a detachment under Lieutenant General James Longstreet was directed north to defeat Burnside and recapture Knoxville. The next evolution of the Knoxville Campaign had begun.
Nov 13, 2009 · On November 17, 1863, Confederate General James Longstreet places the city of Knoxville, Tennessee, under siege. After two weeks and one failed attack, he abandoned the siege and rejoined...
The siege of Knoxville (November 19 – December 4, 1863) saw Lieutenant General James Longstreet's Confederate forces besiege the Union garrison of Knoxville, Tennessee, led by Major General Ambrose Burnside.
